Mop



Sept. 29, 1936. W` H. JAYNE 2,()56,08

MOP

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Patented Sept. 29, 1936 iiNiTED STATES PATENT OFFIQE MOP Wade H. Jayne, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application November 27, 1935, Serial No. 51,949

4 Claims.

This invention relates to mops of what is known as the dry type mop, an object being to provide a construction wherein the handle may be properly connected to the mop head and adjusted to different positions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a mop having an adjustable handle with means for releasably clamping the handle in different positions in respect to the head.

A further object, more specifically, is to provide a mop with a head and an adjustable handle associated with clamping means actuated by the handle and formed to releasably grip part of the head.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the mop disclosing an embodiment of the invention, part of the handle being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a view partly in elevation and partly section showing the handle connecting structure, the part in section being taken on line 2-2 of Fis. 3;

Fig. 3 is a sectional View through Fig. 2 approximately on the line 3-3; and

Fig. i is a sectional view through Fig. 3 approximately on the line 4 4.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numeral, I indicates a head provided with a rope body or core 2 associated with a handle 3 whereby the head may be properly manipulated when the mop is in use. rIhe core 2 is preferably two or more wires twisted together as shown in Fig. 2. The wire core 2 is preferably of some strong metallic structure and has a metal sleeve The various portions 5 of sleeve 4 are pressed inwardly to cause parts of the respective ends of sleeve 4 to conform to the shape of the core 2 and clamp the core rigidly. By reason of this construction there is provided a tubular member to which the handle 3 may be connected, said tubular member being rigid in respect to the m'op head I.

The handle 3 is provided with a metal tape 6 merging preferably integrally into a threaded extension i which is adapted to be screwed into the threaded collar 8. Collar 8 is provided with an extension 9 formed into a tubular sleeve I0 as shown particularly in Fig. 3. It will be noted that the end II of sleeve i0 is slightly out of contact with the adjacent part of extension 9. It will also be seen that the sleeve I0 is provided with a number of slots I2 whereby there are presented a number of resilient clamping bars I3. The end I4 of the threaded extension I is adapted to bear against the respective bars I3 and press the same tightly against the tubular member 4 when the extension l is screwed tightly into place. In addition to the bars I`3 springingor lbeing deflected toward the tubular member 4, the parts of sleeve I0 adjacent these bars will be slightly crowded toward the extension 3 as shown in Fig. 3 whereby a good gripping action is secured.

When the extension 'I is screwed down tightly the tubular member is gripped to such an extent that the head I will not independently m'ove. When it is desired to change the angle of the handle 3 in respect to the head it is merely necessary to rotate the handle 3 in a desired direction for unscrewing the extension 'I and then swing the handle to the desired new position, after which the extension 'I is screwed down tightly. This will lock the handle in its new position in respect to head I.

I claim:

l. A mop comprising a head provided with a wire core, a tubular member formed with indented portions acting to clamp said wire core, a sleeve normally loosely surrounding said tubular member, said sleeve being provided with a portion adapted to be deiiected and a threaded collar, and a handle provided with a threaded ferrule adapted to be screwed into said threaded collar and press said portion which is adapted to be deected until said portion tightly'impinges said tubular member.

2. A mop comprising a head provided with a comparatively stiff core, a tubular member rigidly secured to said core, an open sleeve fitted over said tubular member, one end of said sleeve being adapted to be deilected towards the tubular member and the other end merging into a threaded collar, and a handle provided with a threaded ferrule adapted to be screwed into said threaded collar for pressing part of said sleeve rmly against said tubular member for rigidly connecting said handle with said head.

3. A mop comprising a head provided with a core, a tubular member rigidly secured to said core, a sleeve surrounding said tubular member, said sleeve being formed with a plurality of longitudinally arranged slots positioned near each other whereby resilient deectable bars are presented, a threaded collar connected with said sleeve, and a handle provided with a threaded ferrule adapted to be Screwed in said collar and pressed against said bars for delecting the bars so that they will press against said tubular member for rigidly securing the handle to the head.

4. A mop comprising a head, a cylinder rigidly secured to said head, a threaded tubular member formed with an extension having a coiled end tting almost entirely around said cylinder, and a threaded ferrule secured to said handle and formed of a size to be screwed into said threaded tubular member until the end of the handle engages and presses the free edge of said coiled end against said cylinder for causing said coiled end to grip the cylinder.

v WADE H. JAYNE. 

